The Nigeria Police Force (NPF) has said that the enforcement of the vehicle tinted glass permit has been suspended following a court order halting the exercise.
FCT Police Command’s spokesperson, SP Josephine Adeh, who stated this during an interview on AIT on Wednesday, noted that the decision came after the police officially received the court order.
She explained that the directive to suspend enforcement would remain in place pending the outcome of the ongoing legal process.
According to her, “Information reaching me from the office of the Force PRO is that the order has been received and the enforcement of the tinted permit is now on hold pending the court’s verdict.
“We are waiting for the verdict. We are not against the courts, and we will continue to wait until we get a verdict.”
She also stated that the policy was introduced for security reasons, as some criminal activities had been carried out using vehicles with darkened windows.
The FCT Police spokesperson also dismissed claims that the policy was designed for financial gain, noting that all payments related to tinted permits are made directly into the Federal Government’s Treasury Single Account (TSA) and not to the Police.
She added that, “The law was not made by us. We are enforcers. The policy was purely security-driven. Some criminals were using tinted vehicles to commit offences, making it difficult for law enforcement to identify suspects.”
